India’s Edible Oil Woes productivity and policy imperatives


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Authors

  • A. Suresh
  • Girish Kumar Jha

Abstract

Vegetable oils constitute the single largest food commodity group
imported to India. The major strategies for improving the productivity of oilseeds could include (i) expansion of area under the oilseed crops, (ii) strategies to enhance the productivity and (iii) imparting resilience to the crop to face the climate risks and challenges.

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Author Biographies

  • A. Suresh
    Sr. Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012
  • Girish Kumar Jha
    Principal Scientist, Agril. Economics Division, IARI.

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Submitted

2016-12-26

Published

2016-12-29

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 2 (2016): May Issue

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Suresh, A., & Jha, G. K. (2016). India’s Edible Oil Woes productivity and policy imperatives. Indian Farming, 66(2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/66368